消气
xiāo qì
Pinyin

Definition

消气
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xiāo qì
  1. to cool one's temper

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
消
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need
消停
xiāo tíng
  1. 1 to calm down
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to pause
  4. 4 calmly
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 restful
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
消散
xiāo sàn
  1. 1 to dissipate
消极
xiāo jí
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 passive
  3. 3 inactive
消毒
xiāo dú
  1. 1 to disinfect
  2. 2 to sterilize
消灭
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消炎
xiāo yán
  1. 1 to reduce fever
  2. 2 antipyretic
  3. 3 to decrease inflammation
消磨
xiāo mó
  1. 1 to wear down
  2. 2 to sap
  3. 3 to whittle away
  4. 4 to while away
  5. 5 to idle away
消耗
xiāo hào
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to consume
消肿
xiāo zhǒng
  1. 1 to reduce swelling
  2. 2 detumescence
  3. 3 (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend
消费者
xiāo fèi zhě
  1. 1 consumer
消逝
xiāo shì
  1. 1 to fade away
消遣
xiāo qiǎn
  1. 1 to while the time away
  2. 2 amusement
  3. 3 pastime
  4. 4 recreation
  5. 5 to make sport of
消防
xiāo fáng
  1. 1 firefighting
  2. 2 fire control
消除
xiāo chú
  1. 1 to eliminate
  2. 2 to remove

Idioms (3)

消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air

Sample Sentences

姐姐、姐姐，您消消气，咱别和这身衣服置气啊，不值当、不值当。
jiějie 、jiějie ，nín xiāoxiao qì ，zá bié hé zhè shēn yīfu zhìqì ā ，bùzhídāng 、bùzhídāng 。
Girl, don't get so worked up, let's not get annoyed at an outfit. It's not worth it, it's not worth it.
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好好好，亲爱的你消消气，我们不跟他一般见识啊，气坏了身体可不值得。
hǎohǎohǎo ，qīn ài de nǐ xiāoxiao qì ，wǒmen bù gēn tā yībānjiànshi ā ，qì huài le shēntǐ kěbù zhídé 。
OK, OK, calm down, dear. We shouldn't stoop to his level and it's not worth getting yourself all wound up over.
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哎呀，看你一副气呼呼的样子，来来来，喝口热茶消消气。
āiyā ，kàn nǐ yī fù qìhūhū de yàngzi ，lái lái lái ，hē kǒu rè chá xiāoxiao qì 。
Ah, you look positively fuming. Come come, drink some tea to take your mind off things.
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就是啊，妈，您就别担心她了。倒是您老，快喝点茶，消消气。
jiùshì a ，mā ，nín jiù bié dānxīn tā le 。dàoshì nínlǎo ，kuài hē diǎn chá ，xiāoxiao qì 。
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